Dry sectional corncrib floor bin and emergency grain bin



April 18, 1950 T. H. MEYER 2,504,213

DRY SECTIONAL CORNCRIB FLOOR BIN AND EMERGENCY GRAIN BIN Filed May 2, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet l FIG.

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April 18, 1950 T. H. MEYER 2,504,213

DRY SECTIONAL coR cRIB FLOOR BIN AND EMERGENCY GRAIN BIN Filed May 2., 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 F7613- F/G. 4-

- INVENTOR. THEODORE H. MEYER ATTCI RN'EYS Patented Apr. 18, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT "OFFICE -DRY SECTIONAL 'CORNCRIB FLOOR BIN AND EMERGENCY GRAIN BIN Theodore H. Meyer, De Smet, S. Dak.

Application May 2, 1946, Serial No. 666,627

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to .a corn crib, grain bin or the like flooring and ventilator shaft or stack, :and more particularly to a sectional flooring and stack for storage cribs or bins.

It is an object of the invention to provide a structure wherein the same, when installed, enables the crib or bin to be thoroughly ventilated for the drying of wet corn or materials placed therein, the structure providing ventilation in all directions and means for draining off moisture.

A further object is the provision of a sectional structure which can be quickly and conveniently assembled, enabling economical production and not requiring the services of skilled persons for the assembling thereof.

These and other objects are attained by the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a corn crib or grain bin constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the crib or bin.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a fioor section used in the structure.

Fig. 4 is a reverse View of the section of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of a ventilator shaft used in the structure.

Fig. 6 is a sectional View taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of the lower end of the ventilator shaft.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing a slight modification.

Fig. 9 is a reverse view of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of a buffer used in the ventilator shaft.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of a ventilator shaft, this view being similar to Fig. 5, but being cut away to show one of the median supporting forms or frames for the ventilator column.

Referring to the drawings, the flooring and. ventilator shaft or stack constituting the present invention, comprises in its entirety a segmental sectional flooring in this instance, of substantially circular contour, yet it may be otherwise shaped in accordance with a corn crib or grain bin, not shown. This flooring involves a plurality of segmental shaped bodies, each including spaced parallel flooring strips or boards l0, superimposed upon joists or beams l2, and fastened to the joists by nails or otherwise.

The joists l2 are flush with the opposite ends I .2 act the flooring boards III, while the outermost end board M has its outer side edge I5 curved or rounded, this strip or board l4 being at the wider end of the section, and at the smaller innermost end of the section the joists l2 are reversely beveled at [6 to provide a parallel straight walled gap ll therebetween. The innermost end of each section is truncated, as will appear in Figures 8 and 9.

The sections are interfitted with each other to complete a circular flooring with the joists it of the respective sections side by side to one another, abutting face to face; and passed crosswise through these abutting joists are nut carrying bolts l8, arranged at intervals throughout the joists, and in this manner coupling detachably the sections together with all in the same horizontal plane to one another, effecting a flooring to a corn crib or the like.

The segmental sections, when assembled, present at their inner truncated ends an octagonal shaped center vacancy [9, with which registers a ventilator shaft or stack, which involves a substantially square shaped vertical column, having at each vertical side a series of spaced perpendicular slats 20 which are spaced apart from each other and. are fastened in this position to forming frames as beams 2|, one at the bottom and top, and one intermediate of the height of the column, while secured laterally to the bottom frame 2| are opposed horizontally disposed attaching bars or arms 22, which are fastened at 23 to the flooring for rigid vertical disposition of the column above the same.

The gaps or slots 25 between the floor boards I0, and the slots 24 of slats 20 of the column create air circulating openings, while the air is admitted between the joists I2 beneath the boards and the vacancy l9 through the open lower end of the column for circulation within the contents of the crib or bin and therebyeffecting the drying of the contents held therein.

In addition to the joists l2, the under face of the flooring has disposed against the same at each section thereof reinforcing beams 26, which in Figs. 3 and 4 are shown to be located medially of each section. In Figs. 8 and 9, plural beams 21 are arranged as shown in association with each section 28, the latter being constructed indentically to the sections shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

A crib or bin walling not shown is erected about the flooring and in the case of a bin, the spaces between the strips or boards can be tightly closed for the holding of grain by the bin by using tapered strips fitting in the spaces 25, with the center column effecting circulation of air therein. The flooring is horizontal with the ground and spaced about six inches above the ground, although any desired spaces and arrangement can be provided.

When it is desired to use the corn crib for fine grain blocks 30 and 3| with notches 32 and 33 in the edges thereof, respectively, are placed over the opening in the center of the floor as indicated by the numeral I9'in Figure 1. Other devices may be placed over the slits between the floor boards to prevent grain dropping ther'ethrough.

The above description is to be considered as illustrative and not limitative of the invention, of which modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claim.

The invention having been described, what is claimed is:

In a corn crib base structure, the combination which comprises a plurality of similar substantially triangular shaped segments having radially disposed vertically positioned side beams and spaced transversely disposed floor boards the ends of which are positioned on and secured to the said side beams, said floor boards substantially cover- :1,

4 abutting side beams of adjoining segments securing the segments in assembled relation to form a circle, and a centrally positioned vertically disposed column including spaced vertically disposed slats mounted on spaced horizontally disposed beams positioned on the inner ends of the segments providing an air circulating column for ventilating material positioned on the segments.

THEODORE MEYER.

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